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MSHA releases tool to help miners with health care searches

Unveiled March 6, the tool allows users to locate multiple types of health care facilities and specialists.

Florida legislature passes bill prohibiting local-level regulations on protecting workers from heat

Tallahassee, FL — Legislation that would prohibit local municipalities, counties or any other “political subdivision” in Florida from enacting regulations requiring worker protections against heat exposure is awaiting the governor’s approval.

‘Listen to understand’: DOL hosts conversation on gender-based violence in construction

Washington — The worst part of Shamaiah Turner’s job as a sheet metal worker hasn’t been the physical aspects, but instead “working with people who made me feel socially unsafe.”

Biden administration seeking a 3.7% budget increase for OSHA

Washington — The White House is proposing a relatively modest budget increase for OSHA under the Department of Labor’s fiscal year 2025 budget request, released March 11.
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Fatal falls in construction remain on the rise: report

Silver Spring, MD — The number of fatal falls to a lower level among construction workers jumped more than 50% over a recent 12-year period, according to a new report.

How’s it going for companies trying 4-day workweeks?

Cambridge, England — Nearly 90% of companies that participated in a four-day workweek pilot program have continued with that schedule a year later, a follow-up from research organization Autonomy has found.

Free resources for Workplace Eye Wellness Month

Chicago — Eye safety and protection should be a workplace priority, advocacy group Prevent Blindness is reminding employers and employees.

Protect workers from falling tree limbs: New safety alert

Boston — “A future with more frequent and severe storms” has heightened the urgency for protecting workers from injuries caused by falling tree limbs, a new safety alert states.
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Federal judge strikes down NLRB’s joint employer rule

Tyler, TX — A federal judge in Texas has vacated the National Labor Relations Board’s joint employer rule, but NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran says the decision is “not the last word.”

Weather experts to employers: Be ready for tornadoes

State College, PA — This year’s tornado season is predicted to be more active than usual, so experts are urging employers and workers to be prepared – this spring and beyond.

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